American English Podcast

What if you woke up one day and couldn’t see or hear the world around you?

In this episode of the American English Podcast, you’ll discover the incredible true story of Helen Keller — one of the most inspiring figures of the 20th century — and the teacher who changed her life, Anne Sullivan.

As you follow Helen’s journey from silence to self-expression, you’ll learn 10 essential irregular verbs in the simple past tense, hear them used naturally in a powerful story, and reinforce them with clear examples. Along the way, we’ll explore how Helen learned to communicate, speak, read, and eventually address audiences around the world.

🎧 Listen closely — and see how many irregular verbs you can catch!

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Cheat sheet:

hear - heard - heard

sit - sat - sat

bend - bent - bent

send - sent - sent

have - had - had

read - read - read

write - wrote - written

go - went - gone

speak - spoke - spoken

say - said - said

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In this episode of the American English Podcast, we explore the meaning and usage of the common English expression to see eye to eye. Along the way, you’ll learn vocabulary related to sight, wordplay, disagreement, and perspective—plus hear a classic (and slightly corny) dad joke.



A quick heads up about the next episode on Helen Keller



A dad joke featuring eyeballs, puns, and eye-rolling



Common actions eyes can do: blink, wink, stare, roll



A clear breakdown of the expression to see eye to eye



How to use this expression correctly in positive and negative sentences



Cultural examples from U.S. history, pop culture, politics, and music



Pronunciation practice and sentence stress tips

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You know Starbucks, right? The coffee company? Born in Seattle, Washington and brewed around the world? I bet you do; they have over 40 thousand stores in over 80 countries. 

In today's episode, we're going to talk about how it came to be.

Why is it called Starbucks?

Who's that woman on their cups?

What's the story?

There are a lot of Starbucks haters and a lot of lovers out there, but all of you will find this episode fascinating because 1. it’s an absurdly successful business—how did they do it?! 2. it’s about coffee (who doesn’t love coffee!?) and 3. you’ll learn a bucketload of new vocabulary as we go. 

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In this episode, I’m joined by my husband, Lucas, for another Preposition Party—a casual, conversation-based way to learn common verb + preposition combinations in American English.

You’ll hear natural examples of everyday phrases like look forward to, be good at, prefer … over, listen to, and get rid of, along with gentle corrections and explanations that help these patterns stick.

This episode focuses on how Americans actually use prepositions in real life, so you can stop guessing and start sounding more natural when you speak.

Perfect for intermediate learners who want to build confidence with small words that make a big difference.

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Who doesn’t love a good crime story from the 1930s?

Add romance, fast cars, and a nation in chaos… and you’ve got Bonnie and Clyde.

In this episode, I share a simplified, learner-friendly version of their true story—set during the Great Depression—and pack it with irregular verbs.

You’ll hear how newspapers turned two criminals into legends, why the public sympathized with them, and how their story became one of the most famous love-and-crime tales in U.S. history.

You’ll Learn:

The meaning of infamous

Why crime increased during the 1930s

How newspapers turned Bonnie and Clyde into legends

10 essential irregular verbs in context (+ TONS of others we already learned in other irregular verb episodes)

Focus Verbs:

steal (stole) · meet (met) · have (had) · drive (drove) · shoot (shot) ·hurt (hurt) · catch (caught) · give (gave) · hide (hid) · forget (forgot)

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